Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Belgium
Belgium: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 39.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Belgium, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Belgium stood at 39.42.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Belgium peaked at 39.84 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.18, in 1970.
Belgium ranks 33rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.18 | — |
| 2006 | 28.21 | +444.7% |
| 2007 | 28.39 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 29.39 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 30.62 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 31.74 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 32.16 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 32.71 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 32.99 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 32.8 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 33.26 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 33.76 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 36.38 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 35.31 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 37.07 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 37.34 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 39.84 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 38.32 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 39.42 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.18 | 5.18 | 5.18 | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.15 | 28.21 | 30.62 | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.82 | 31.74 | 37.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.73 | 37.34 | 39.84 | 4 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Belgium?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Belgium was 39.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 39.84 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.18 in 1970.
- How does Belgium rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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